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83 %u00a9 Elklan Training Limited 2025Elklan Supporting Gestalt Language Processing %u2013 a Total Communication Approach9.11 COLOURFUL SEMANTICSColourful Semantics can be used to:%u2022 Illustrate and build sentences as shown above%u2022 Support with the understanding of question words by using Colourful Semantics colour-coded question cue cards %u2022 Support the development of literacy skills by using colour coding of written text %u2022 Apply an individualised approach by building sentences using the child or young person%u2019s interests.If the child or young person responds to Colourful Semantics it is important to find out more about the approach than is possible to include here. The original text was written by Alison Bryan (1997). Also see Elklan%u2019s Colourful Semantics (Second editon 2025).9.12 STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT NARRATIVE DEVELOPMENTChildren and young people with speech, language and communication differences are likely to need support with their narrative development. There are suggestions in other books within the Language Builder series.The following aspects should be monitored and supported according to individual need:%u2022 Sequencing%u2022 Vocabulary learning%u2022 Sentence building%u2022 Experience of sharing as wide a range of stories as possible but with an understanding that more fact-based books may be a preference%u2022 Exploring stories through multi-sensory experiences: learning/play areas linked to a book or story of high interest both inside and outside, dressing up and acting out, use of puppets, story sacks etc. %u2022 Knowledge of story structure. For example, using Story Maps%u2022 Narrative or storyboards.